Orvillecopter takes flight: Cat run over by car gets extra life… as a remote-controlled helicopter

Orvillecopter takes flight: Cat run over by car gets extra life... as a remote-controlled helicopter

A cat, a helicopter, or a piece of art? The Orvillecopter by Dutch artist Bart Jansen is all of that!

Jansen’s beloved pet cat Orville – named after pioneering aviator Orville Wright – is following in the steps of its namesake. When the cat was killed by a car, Jansen turned it into a helicopter.

“After a period of mourning he received his propellers posthumously,” Jansen told Sky News. It is now ‘half cat, half machine’, and part of a visual art project to pay tribute to his pet. He calls it “Orvillecopter,” and it’s on show at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam.

The Orvillecopter currently can’t keep its altitude, a problem Jansen has promised to fix.

“He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday. So this hopping will soon change into steady flight,” he added.